Man and woman found dead at a property near Millicent, arrest made
A man charged with two counts of murder over the shooting deaths of two nineteen-year-olds in South Australia’s South-East will face court on Monday.
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A man has been charged with two counts of murder over the shooting deaths of two nineteen-year-olds in South Australia’s South-East.
Police say the man shot dead two teenagers – a young couple in a relationship – in an alleged double murder.
Police were called to reports of an incident at a rural property in Mount McIntyre, near Millicent in the state’s South-East, around 11.30pm on Saturday.
Inspector Campbell Hill from the Limestone Coast Police said police arrested a 46-year-old man at the property without incident before discovering the bodies of two people inside.
Investigations are continuing but police say an event was occurring at the residence, and the couple, from Adelaide, were attending for the weekend
“What I can say … police are treating this as a shooting incident,” Inspector Hill said, adding it was a tragedy for all involved.
The 46-year-old accused was refused police bail and has since been charged with two counts of murder.
He will appear in the Mount Gambier Magistrates Court on Monday.
“(We) recognise again that this is a tragic event and the impacts of this will not only be felt for the particular families involved … but also the south eastern community,” Inspector Hill said.
Major Crime detectives and Forensic Response officers flew to the scene from Adelaide and are gathering information for their investigation as a search of the premises continues.
Inspector Hill could not say if a firearm had been seized yet.
He asked for public assistance to help with the investigation.
“People that know either the deceased or the accused in this particular matter, we would urge them to call police or Crime Stoppers,” he said.
Inspector Hill said any information that would assist them in piecing together the relationships of the people involved would greatly help their investigation.
The deaths have shaken the local community.
Neighbour Ralph Alberti said he had never met the family who are understood to have moved to the area several years earlier.
“It’s a little bit strange,” Mr Alberti said. “Nothing like that happens around here.”
Other neighbours said they heard no signs of commotion on the night of the tragedy.
The owner of the rental property where the killings occurred declined to comment.